"Two, your humble servant was blind just now, and I beg your pardon."
At this moment, the naked steward of the dock changed his tune instantly, smiling and returning the jade pendant that Leng Ruoli had thrown at him to her.
Leng Ruoli took back the jade pendant and immediately called for the boatman to set sail.
Their small wooden boat sailed on the sea for more than half an hour before reaching the dock of Bailin Island.
The two of them had a very lively journey by sea. The large and small boats on the sea were like petals scattered by fairies, floating on the sea one after another, heading towards the same place.
Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan, like those people, walked towards the Shui family as soon as they disembarked at the dock of Bailin Island.
The Shui family is the sole owner of Bailin Island. The entire island is guarded by the Shui family's private soldiers. However, as long as outsiders do not disturb the lives of the owners, they can also inform the Shui family's stewards in advance and pay a certain amount of silver to visit Bailin Island. However, the number of people allowed to visit the island is very limited, probably around twenty people a day.
Therefore, as soon as the King Leng couple landed, a young steward walked up and asked them if they were going to wish the old madam of the Shui family a happy birthday or if they were visiting the island. Leng Ruoli answered the former, and then the steward asked them for an invitation. However, Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan had no invitation on them.
Seeing that Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan could not produce an invitation, the steward's expression changed slightly.
He said in a neither cold nor hot tone, "Gentlemen, everyone attending the old madam's birthday banquet has received an invitation in advance. You cannot enter without an invitation from the family head."
"Oh, we indeed did not receive an invitation from your family head, but we have a jade pendant gifted by your young master. Look... can we still not go in with this?"
As Leng Ruoli spoke, she took out the jade pendant from her sleeve pocket again and waved it in front of the steward.
When the steward saw the jade pendant in Leng Ruoli's hand clearly, he was instantly startled. How could these two men have their young master's personal jade pendant?
"May I ask where the jade pendant in your hands comes from?" the young steward asked politely, bowing slightly and raising his hand.
"This jade pendant was personally gifted by your young master. A few months ago, he bravely went to the capital, and I saved his life. You can ask him if he still remembers?" Leng Ruoli said casually.
When the young steward heard this, his face instantly broke into a smile, "So you are the young master's benefactor! I was disrespectful just now. Please come inside and sit down."
Leng Ruoli nodded lightly and followed Jun Mohan behind the steward into the Shui mansion. He led them to a place where greenery was abundant, birds sang, flowers bloomed, with pavilions, towers, small bridges, and flowing water, and they were stopped.
"Steward Liao, what brings you to see the young master?"
Two young servants guarding both sides of the bridge stopped Steward Liao immediately and asked.
"Two, I am here to deliver two guests to the young master today."
Steward Liao replied very politely.
"Guests? Where are the guests from? Do they have an invitation issued by the family head or the young master?" one of the servants continued to ask.
Leng Ruoli did not want to see this Steward Liao wasting more time talking nonsense with these two servants, so she spoke first.
"Neither, but we have your young master's..."
Leng Ruoli took out the jade pendant that Shui Yihe had given her and showed it to the two servants again.
Upon seeing this, the two servants immediately raised their hands and said, "Please wait a moment, sirs. I will go in and inform the young master."
Having said that, the servant on the left hurried past the other servant and ran towards the cool pavilion by the lake in the distance.
As a result, not long after, Shui Yihe, dressed in a light purple cross-collared wide-sleeved thin shirt, strode towards the King Leng couple.
Leng Ruoli saw from afar that his collar and cuffs were embroidered with silver thread and flowing cloud patterns. His dark hair was all tied up in a jade crown on his head, and he had a blue belt tied around his waist, with a dazzling double-ringed cyan jade pendant hanging from it. His feet were clad in light purple boots of the same style as his clothes. He soon arrived in front of the King Leng couple with steady steps.
"I am Shui Yihe, and I pay my respects to King Leng..."
Shui Yihe's words were interrupted by the King Leng couple before he could finish.
"Young Master Shui, my brother and I are here in the East Sea to meet friends and do business. You don't need to be so polite."
After Leng Ruoli finished speaking, she winked her big eyes at Shui Yihe.
Shui Yihe quickly understood Leng Ruoli's meaning. These two did not want to reveal their identities.
Alright, he, Shui Yihe, would cooperate with them.
"Oh, oh, it's fine. Let's go, we'll chat over there."
After speaking, Shui Yihe led the King Leng couple to sit in the cool pavilion where he had been sitting. Immediately, he asked the maids and servants around the pavilion to withdraw.
After no servants appeared in the vicinity, Shui Yihe asked happily, "King Leng, King Consort Leng, when did you come to the East Sea? Why didn't you inform me in advance so that I could personally go out of the city to pick you up?"
"Well, we really should have notified you in advance and asked you to come and pick us up personally. Otherwise, it's really not easy for us to see you. We still have to go through trials and tribulations!" Leng Ruoli teased unceremoniously.
Although Leng Ruoli was just joking, her words instantly caught Shui Yihe's attention.
"King Consort Leng, what exactly is going on? Did you encounter any difficulties on the way to Bailin Island?"
Shui Yihe asked with concern.
"Yes, we really went through trials and tribulations to find you, the young master of the Shui family. This morning we found out the location of the Shui family and hurried to the dock, and then..."
Leng Ruoli briefly told Shui Yihe about what happened to her and Jun Mohan on the way to Bailin Island today.
After hearing this, Shui Yihe was very angry and promised in front of the two of them, "That naked steward at the East Sea dock was so rude to people. I will definitely have someone deal with him."
"Forget it, he apologized to us after he knew our relationship with you. Have someone teach him a lesson, so that he will remember it in the future," Leng Ruoli said indifferently after a moment.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, King Consort."
Seeing that Leng Ruoli was not holding a grudge, Shui Yihe followed her wishes.
Finally, Shui Yihe asked again, "King Leng, King Consort Leng, you are not just here in the East Sea to meet friends and conduct business, are you? Do you have other matters?"
"Yes, we just want to inquire about two things with you."
Speaking of this matter, Leng Ruoli did not want to hide it from Shui Yihe.
"Do you need our help with what you are doing?" Shui Yihe asked with a face full of doubt.
"Actually, we came to find you this time to ask about the Flower Clan." Leng Ruoli got straight to the point.